k.o.b. 4, kanw and of course our hosts here at congregation albert brotherhood. i'm chris shuler. be sure to make your voice heard and vote. announcer: discover the heartbeat of democracy with c-span's voices 2024. as we engage voters ahead of election day asking, why is it important to vote? >> i feel it's very important to vote because we can take pick the proper candidate to lead our country. and whether you are not sure, you should definitely get out and vote. >> i vote because my ancestors bled and died for me to vote. >> i'm voting this year because it is a big responsibility. it's the most direct way that a citizen has to influence what goes on in the country. >> i think this is one of the most important elections of our lifetime. i know a lot of people say that about every election but this election is vitally important. we have a lot at stake and important for everyone no matter how young or old to get out and vote and make your voice heard. announcer: c-span's voices 2024, be a part of the conversation. >> since its founding in 1992 the innocence project has been respons

they were put together by our hosting organization albert brotherhood who also curated the questionsand i may add context or questions. the debate format today, opening statements for each candidate will last 90 seconds, each question addressed to both candidates and each candidate will be allowed 90 seconds to respond to each question after which the other candidate will be allowed 60 seconds as a rebuttal. the questions will go back and forth between candidates. at the closing each candidate will have 90 seconds and they will make a closing statement at that time. the order of speaking has been decided by a coin toss, nella domenici won that and decided to go first for the opening statement and that will be reversed for the closing statements. so we will start with candidate nella domenici. ms. domenici: i can start now? thank you, chris. thank you for coming and thank you for the team who worked on this so hard to prepare. it is important for our community and the state. i also want to highlight that my mother who is 89 and a half is here joining us along with my husband, my daugh